About number and composition population of ODESA REGION by data All-Ukrainian population census’ 2001

The peculiarity of the national structure of the population of region is its multinational composition. According to the data of the All-Ukrainian census population, the representatives of more than 133 nationalities and ethnic groups.

The data about the most numerous nationalities of Odesa region are shown in the table:

Total (thousand persons)

as %to the result

2001 as % to 1989

2001

1989

Ukrainians

1542.3

62.8

54.6

107.6

Russians

508.5

20.7

27.4

70.7

Bulgarians

150.7

6.1

6.3

90.9

Moldavians

123.8

5.0

5.5

85.6

Gagausians

27.6

1.1

1.0

100.9

Jews

13.4

0.6

2.6

19.4

Belarussians

12.8

0.5

0.8

60.1

Armenians

7.4

0.3

0.2

142.9

Gipsies

4.0

0.2

0.2

104.3

Poles

3.2

0.1

0.2

59.5

Germans

2.9

0.1

0.1

81.0

Georgians

2.8

0.1

0.1

115.8

Azerbaijanians

2.8

0.1

0.1

111.6

Tatars

2.6

0.1

0.1

70.5

Greeks

2.1

0.1

0.1

119.7

Albanians

1.9

0.1

0.1

104.1

Arabs

1.3

0.1

0.0

у 13.2р.б.

Other

45.6

1.9

0.6

у 2.8р.б.

The part of Ukrainians in the national structure of population of region is the largest, it accounts for 1542.3 thousand people, or 62.8% of the population. During the years that have passed since the population census ‘1989, the number of Ukrainians has increased by 7.6% and their part among other citizens of region has increased by 8.2 percentage points.

Russians are the second numerous nation of Odesa region. Since 1989 their number has decreased by 29.3% and at the date of the census it accounted for 508.5 thousand people. The part of Russians in total population has decreased by 6.7 percentage points and accounted for 20.7%.

Data about the most numerous nationalities by the districts of Odesa region are shown in the table:*

Total (thousand persons)

as %to the result

2001 as % to 1989

2001

1989

Odesa

1010.3

100.0

100.0

92.1

Ukrainians

622.9

61.6

48.9

116.1

Russians

292.0

29.0

39.4

67.6

Bulgarians

13.3

1.3

1.5

80.6

Jews

12.4

1.2

5.9

19.1

Moldavians

7.6

0.7

1.0

69.1

Belarussians

6.4

0.6

1.1

54.2

Armenians

4.4

0.4

0.4

110.0

Poles

2.1

0.2

0.5

56.8

Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi **

51.1

100.0

100.0

91.9

Ukrainians

32.2

62.9

52.8

109.9

Russians

14.4

28.2

37.1

69.9

Bulgarians

1.9

3.7

3.9

86.4

Moldavians

1.0

1.9

2.1

83.3

Belarussians

0.3

0.6

0.8

75.0

Gagausians

0.2

0.4

0.4

100.0

Jews

0.2

0.3

1.5

25.0

Armenians

0.1

0.3

-

-

Gipsies

0.1

0.3

-

-

Izmail

85.1

100.0

100.0

92.0

Russians

37.2

43.7

51.0

78.8

Ukrainians

32.5

38.0

31.7

110.9

Bulgarians

8.6

10.0

9.1

102.4

Moldavians

3.7

4.3

4.2

94.9

Gagausians

0.8

0.9

0.7

114.3

Belarussians

0.5

0.6

0.9

62.5

Jews

0.2

0.2

0.9

25.0

Gipsies

0.2

0.3

0.3

100.0

Illichivs'k**

54.1

100.0

100.0

89.6

Ukrainians

36.0

66.5

56.6

105.0

Russians

15.4

28.5

37.0

68.8

Belarussians

0.6

1.1

1.5

66.7

Bulgarians

0.6

1.0

0.9

100.0

Moldavians

0.4

0.8

1.1

57.1

Armenians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Poles

0.1

0.2

0.3

50.0

Kotovs'k

40.7

100.0

100.0

95.5

Ukrainians

33.4

82.2

72.9

107.7

Russians

4.2

10.3

17.6

56.0

Moldavians

2.1

5.1

6.8

72.4

Gipsies

0.3

0.5

-

-

Belarussians

0.2

0.5

0.7

66.7

Bulgarians

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Teplodar

9.0

100.0

100.0

103.4

Ukrainians

6.2

68.5

59.3

124.0

Russians

2.3

25.7

35.1

76.7

Moldavians

0.2

1.7

2.4

100.0

Yuzhne

24.2

100.0

100.0

155.1

Ukrainians

15.9

65.9

53.1

193.9

Russians

7.0

29.0

41.1

109.4

Belarussians

0.3

1.1

1.6

150.0

Gagausians

0.3

1.3

-

-

Moldavians

0.2

0.8

1.2

100.0

Armenians

0.1

0.3

-

-

Tatars

0.1

0.3

0.5

100.0

Anan'iv

32.5

100.0

100.0

78.3

Ukrainians

25.0

77.0

73.2

82.2

Moldavians

5.9

18.1

19.5

72.8

Russians

1.3

3.9

5.8

54.2

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.3

100.0

Bulgarians

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Artsyz

51.7

100.0

100.0

86.6

Bulgarians

20.2

39.0

40.1

84.9

Ukrainians

14.2

27.4

24.8

96.6

Russians

11.5

22.5

24.8

77.7

Moldavians

3.3

6.3

6.8

82.5

Gagausians

0.9

1.8

1.6

90.0

Greeks

0.7

1.4

-

-

Belarussians

0.2

0.3

0.6

66.7

Gipsies

0.2

0.4

0.3

100.0

Balta

48.6

100.0

100.0

84.4

Ukrainians

43.7

89.8

86.7

87.8

Russians

3.3

6.7

9.6

60.0

Moldavians

1.0

2.0

1.9

90.9

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.3

50.0

Jews

0.1

0.2

0.9

20.0

Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi

62.3

100.0

100.0

96.3

Ukrainians

51.0

81.9

77.2

102.4

Russians

5.5

8.8

12.7

67.1

Moldavians

3.9

6.2

7.4

81.3

Bulgarians

0.8

1.2

1.2

100.0

Gipsies

0.3

0.5

0.5

100.0

Belarussians

0.2

0.4

0.5

66.7

Gagausians

0.2

0.3

0.2

100.0

Biliaivka

104.7

100.0

100.0

100.6

Ukrainians

86.2

78.5

76.7

103.0

Russians

12.3

11.7

16.6

71.1

Moldavians

2.6

2.5

3.5

72.2

Bulgarians

0.7

0.7

0.7

100.0

Belarussians

0.6

0.6

0.8

75.0

Armenians

0.4

0.3

-

-

Gipsies

0.3

0.3

0.4

75.0

Berezivka

36.0

100.0

100.0

89.8

Ukrainians

31.4

87.0

80.3

97.8

Russians

2.6

7.3

14.1

45.6

Moldavians

0.6

1.5

1.6

100.0

Gipsies

0.3

0.7

0.5

150.0

Belarussians

0.2

0.6

1.1

50.0

Bulgarians

0.2

0.4

0.7

66.7

Armenians

0.2

0.4

-

-

Czeches

0.2

0.5

-

-

Gagausians

0.1

0.3

-

-

Germans

0.1

0.4

0.5

50.0

Bolhrad

75.0

100.0

100.0

95.3

Bulgarians

45.6

60.8

61.0

94.6

Gagausians

14.0

18.7

16.9

100.7

Russians

6.0

8.0

10.3

74.1

Ukrainians

5.7

7.5

5.8

123.9

Albanians

1.6

2.1

2.0

100.0

Moldavians

1.2

1.5

0.8

85.7

Velyka Mykhailivka

32.7

100.0

100.0

98.8

Ukrainians

25.9

79.4

76.1

103.2

Russians

4.7

14.5

16.8

85.5

Moldavians

1.2

3.8

4.4

85.7

Bulgarians

0.3

1.1

1.6

60.0

Armenians

0.1

0.3

-

-

Ivanivka

29.7

100.0

100.0

95.8

Ukrainians

22.1

74.6

67.8

105.2

Bulgarians

3.3

11.2

14.3

75.0

Russians

2.5

8.4

11.6

69.4

Moldavians

1.0

3.3

3.7

83.3

Gagausians

0.2

0.5

0.4

200.0

Belarussians

0.1

0.3

0.7

50.0

Armenians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Turks

0.1

0.2

-

-

Gipsies

0.1

0.3

0.3

100.0

Izmail

54.7

100.0

100.0

97.0

Ukrainians

15.8

28.9

28.6

97.5

Moldavians

15.1

27.6

26.7

100.0

Bulgarians

14.1

25.7

26.9

92.8

Russians

8.9

16.1

16.1

96.7

Gagausians

0.2

0.4

0.4

100.0

Gipsies

0.2

0.3

0.3

100.0

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Kiliia

59.8

100.0

100.0

91.2

Ukrainians

26.7

44.6

40.7

100.8

Russians

18.0

30.0

34.3

80.0

Moldavians

9.4

15.8

15.7

91.3

Bulgarians

2.6

4.3

4.2

96.3

Gagausians

2.3

3.8

4.1

85.2

Belarussians

0.2

0.3

0.5

66.7

Gipsies

0.2

0.3

0.3

100.0

Kodyma

34.8

100.0

100.0

87.7

Ukrainians

33.0

94.8

91.9

90.9

Russians

1.0

2.9

4.7

52.6

Moldavians

0.6

1.6

2.7

54.5

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.4

50.0

Kominternivs'ke

67.2

100.0

100.0

99.4

Ukrainians

54.5

81.1

73.2

110.3

Russians

8.7

13.0

18.7

69.0

Moldavians

1.1

1.6

2.1

78.6

Bulgarians

1.0

1.4

2.2

66.7

Belarussians

0.5

0.7

1.0

71.4

Armenians

0.2

0.3

-

-

Gagausians

0.2

0.2

0.3

100.0

Greeks

0.2

0.3

-

-

Poles

0.2

0.2

0.3

100.0

Gipsies

0.2

0.3

0.3

100.0

Germans

0.1

0.2

0.3

50.0

Kotovs'k

31.0

100.0

100.0

95.1

Ukrainians

21.0

67.8

61.9

104.5

Moldavians

8.0

25.9

31.0

79.2

Russians

1.6

5.2

6.3

80.0

Bulgarians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Armenians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Krasni Okny

22.9

100.0

100.0

93.5

Ukrainians

18.7

81.7

77.6

98.4

Moldavians

2.5

11.0

13.5

75.8

Russians

1.4

6.2

7.3

77.8

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Bulgarians

0.1

0.3

0.4

100.0

Liubashivka

33.6

100.0

100.0

93.1

Ukrainians

30.5

90.6

85.9

98.7

Moldavians

2.0

5.9

9.1

60.6

Russians

0.8

2.5

4.2

53.3

Belarussians

0.1

0.3

0.4

100.0

Gipsies

0.1

0.2

-

-

Mykolaivka

20.2

100.0

100.0

90.6

Ukrainians

18.5

91.8

88.5

93.0

Moldavians

0.7

3.7

5.3

58.3

Russians

0.5

2.4

3.4

62.5

Armenians

0.2

0.9

-

-

Belarussians

0.1

0.3

0.4

100.0

Bulgarians

0.1

0.3

0.4

100.0

Ovidiopol'

60.3

100.0

100.0

114.2

Ukrainians

47.4

78.7

74.1

121.9

Russians

9.0

15.0

19.4

88.2

Moldavians

1.1

1.8

2.5

84.6

Bulgarians

0.7

1.0

1.3

100.0

Belarussians

0.5

0.8

1.1

83.3

Germans

0.4

0.6

0.5

133.3

Armenians

0.3

0.6

0.2

300.0

Gagausians

0.2

0.3

0.3

200.0

Poles

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Rozdil'na

56.9

100.0

100.0

94.4

Ukrainians

44.1

77.6

70.8

103.0

Russians

7.8

13.7

18.7

69.0

Moldavians

2.9

5.2

6.2

78.4

Bulgarians

0.5

0.9

1.0

83.3

Belarussians

0.4

0.7

1.0

66.7

Armenians

0.2

0.3

-

-

Germans

0.2

0.4

0.6

66.7

Gagausians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Reni

40.7

100.0

100.0

92.3

Moldavians

19.9

49.0

47.0

96.1

Ukrainians

7.2

17.7

16.5

98.6

Russians

6.1

15.1

18.3

75.3

Bulgarians

3.4

8.5

8.9

87.2

Gagausians

3.2

7.9

7.7

94.1

Belarussians

0.2

0.4

0.6

100.0

туркмени

0.1

0.3

-

-

Savran'

22.4

100.0

100.0

91.8

Ukrainians

21.3

95.0

94.5

92.2

Russians

0.5

2.4

2.8

71.4

Moldavians

0.3

1.5

1.2

100.0

Bulgarians

0.1

0.2

-

-

Sarata

49.9

100.0

100.0

99.8

Ukrainians

21.9

43.9

46.9

93.6

Bulgarians

10.0

20.0

21.0

95.2

Moldavians

9.4

19.0

12.3

154.1

Russians

7.9

15.9

18.5

85.9

Gagausians

0.2

0.3

0.3

100.0

Tarutyne

45.2

100.0

100.0

87.6

Bulgarians

17.0

37.5

34.2

96.6

Ukrainians

11.1

24.5

22.8

94.9

Moldavians

7.5

16.5

21.1

68.8

Russians

6.3

13.9

15.1

80.8

Gagausians

2.7

6.0

5.6

93.1

Gipsies

0.2

0.4

0.3

100.0

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.3

100.0

Tatarbunary

41.7

100.0

100.0

93.7

Ukrainians

29.7

71.3

67.9

98.3

Bulgarians

4.8

11.5

11.4

94.1

Moldavians

3.9

9.4

11.2

78.0

Russians

2.7

6.4

7.7

79.4

Gipsies

0.2

0.4

0.5

100.0

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.4

50.0

Gagausians

0.1

0.2

0.2

100.0

Frunzivka

21.0

100.0

100.0

94.2

Ukrainians

18.9

89.8

85.9

97.9

Moldavians

1.2

5.7

7.8

70.6

Russians

0.6

3.0

4.8

60.0

Belarussians

0.1

0.2

0.3

100.0

Shyriaieve

29.8

100.0

100.0

93.7

Ukrainians

26.8

89.9

87.9

95.4

Moldavians

1.5

5.2

5.7

83.3

Russians

0.9

3.1

4.3

64.3

Bulgarians

0.1

0.4

0.4

100.0

Armenians

0.1

0.3

-

-

Gipsies

0.1

0.3

-

-

* The table includes data about nationalities whose part in actual population of the region was not less than 0.2%.

** Excluding settlements that are administratively subordinated to the town’s council.